RichR
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I did a full 3D model of the chassis for a guy at work with 1:1 cut plans for each chassis member - I've only just seen this, otherwise I would have sent you it across.
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Ste
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Good stuff. Are you building this from a set of drawings in that Haynes book i guess?
Also, whats going on here?
Yeah it's the Haynes Roadster book
http://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BookFeature_BYOSportsCarView?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001
Ian come into the garage after being outside for half an hour and the chassis foundation was laid
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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willay
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good work as usual ste
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Ste
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Thanks Will.I.Am Wa.G.Er
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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corsadonk
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I've had a copy of the book for years, one day. 
I'll have to keep a eye on this. 
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daymoon
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Bookmarked!
I got that book too. Just need to either buy a house with a garage or get council to sell some land so can build a garage myself.
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Bonney
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Whats happened with Ians white corsa that was there, Has it gone?
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daymoon
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhNUG3t3NRU
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morpheus22
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bookmarked cant wait to see this when its finished 
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Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by Bonney
Whats happened with Ians white corsa that was there, Has it gone?
Been relegated to the yard, just waiting for my international wood empire to take off then its getting finished.
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willay
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
quote:
Originally posted by Bonney
Whats happened with Ians white corsa that was there, Has it gone?
Been relegated to the yard, just waiting for my international wood empire to take off then its getting finished.
needs to be dry stored 
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Ian
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Going to be stripped anyway, old paint condition not important. We went over all the danger areas before it went out there.
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taylorboosh
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Going to end up scrapped
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Ste
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Back on topic;
Been busy on the chassis this last week although to the untrained eye it won't look like much.
Made my suspension brackets. Sixteen of these needed making
Meanwhile, the front hubs had been soaking in Bilt Hammer Deox C and were completely de-rusted.
They were rinsed, de-greased, primed and painted
The next day, jigs were made for aligning the front suspension mounts
Rears done next, no need for jigs just careful, accurate measurements
Transmission tunnel next
Today I made the steering column support
Chassis now fully welded up, alternating sides as fast as possible to stop any heat distortion from the cooling welds. Managed 2mm distortion over the whole frame which is good enough for me seeing as most production cars are lucky to see 4mm!
Chassis looks lost at the back of the garage!
[Edited on 09-07-2013 by Ste]
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Wrighty
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fair play for having a go yourself, id have just gone for a camber comp dax rush mc
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FlaFFy_91
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haha ian doing some very precise mesurements there
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sparcost3
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whats bits are you using exactly from that clapped out old donor car?
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Ste
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steering column
front hubs
rear hubs
gearbox
diff
hubs will be stripped, de-rusted then painted with new bearings, seals and dust caps
steering column will have new bushes fitted
gearbox stripped, worn parts replaced, bearings replaced with heavy duty ones
diff will be stripped, cleaned and rebuilt with a new LSD, new seals and bearings
everything else will be brand new
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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daymoon
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Progress?
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Ste
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Sorry about the delay in updating...
As I plan on making every panel from carbon fibre I started with the steering column shroud.
Started by blanking off the holes then body filler, sanding, high build primer, more sanding, gloss top coat and more flatting.
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Not got the pics on my phone of the finished bits but they are now ready to take moulds off.
Fabricated the rear uprights. These will accept the sierra hubs and shafts and rear calipers.
Gearbox was checked over and found to be near perfect inside with no wear so cleaned and painted
Diff was stripped and casing bead blasted. I'll be fitting an LSD in here so stripped it right back and had to make some special tools to get it apart.
Rear hubs were treated in the Deox C bath which stripped them of rust, then washed and primed then painted
Final parts were welded to the chassis minus the engine mounts while I wait for an alloy bellhousing to be made to connect the puma engine to the type 9 box
Meanwhile, I made the jigs for making the suspension wishbones
And also started on the plates to make the engine mounts using a broken 1.7 zetec se engine as a guide
Finally, whole chassis was cleaned, primed and has had it's first top coat
[Edited on 31-07-2013 by Ste]
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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daymoon
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Top work!
What management are you going to use for engine?
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M Sutton
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Love this!! Wish I had the skills to do this sort of work, awesome 
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corsadonk
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Deox C is good stuff.
How many hours do you think you've spent on it?
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willay
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are you using filler at your desk at work mate?
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Ste
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quote:
Originally posted by corsadonk
Deox C is good stuff.
How many hours do you think you've spent on it?
Not sure, I do about 2 hours per day during the week and at weekends one full day/evening
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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